Tax increases will cost back-to-school shoppers in Illinois
Tax increases will cost back-to-school shoppers in Illinois
Illinois parents will pay the Midwest’s highest sales taxes on back-to-school shopping.
Chicago Public Schools bailout threatens 20 Metro East schools from opening on time
Chicago Public Schools bailout threatens 20 Metro East schools from opening on time
Twenty school districts in the Metro East rely on the state for 30 percent or more of their total revenue.
Rahm denies Cubs night game request, continues long-standing city feud
Rahm denies Cubs night game request, continues long-standing city feud
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has emphatically denied the Cubs’ request for more night games at Wrigley Field – continuing the decades-old hostile relationship between the team and city government.
Illinois’ jobs growth worse than every neighboring state
Illinois’ jobs growth worse than every neighboring state
Illinois’ jobs growth over the past year was 40 percent slower than the national average, and lagged even further behind the average of neighboring states.
New Cook County soda tax upheld in court
New Cook County soda tax upheld in court
The tax makes soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country.
Illinois evidence based funding
Illinois evidence based funding
Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K
Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K
High-priced government workers cost taxpayers in Illinois $10 billion a year, with municipal managers in areas surrounding Chicago reaping the most benefits.
Chicago bailout puts downstate and suburban students at risk of missing school
Chicago bailout puts downstate and suburban students at risk of missing school
In trying to force a Chicago bailout, proponents of Senate Bill 1 are throwing hundreds of thousands of downstate and suburban students into limbo.
Rauner signs bill prohibiting cost-of-living adjustments for lawmakers
Rauner signs bill prohibiting cost-of-living adjustments for lawmakers
HB 643 will prevent the $50,000 daily cost of special sessions from rising even higher in fiscal year 2018.
Madman Madigan
Madman Madigan
Illinois’ political machine is still humming
Illinois’ political machine is still humming
Madigan, Martwick and Mautino are cogs in a well-oiled political machine that continues to enrich Illinois' political class at the expense of taxpayers.
Resolution would create special state task force on property tax appeals
Resolution would create special state task force on property tax appeals
House Joint Resolution 69 would create a special task force to investigate and report on state and local property tax assessment, appeals processes and other property tax policies.
Illinois cigarette tax money goes up in smoke
Illinois cigarette tax money goes up in smoke
Illinois’ high cigarette tax is a flighty source of revenue with unintended consequences.
Illinois colleges receive credit rating upgrade, but structural problems remain
Illinois colleges receive credit rating upgrade, but structural problems remain
Many reforms are still needed in Illinois higher education system despite credit rating affirmations and upgrades to seven Illinois universities.